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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 12

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

894 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 830▼ 100 vs year ago 994 · −10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▲ 124 vs last sale 5▼ 15 vs year ago 144 · −10.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 145▲ 9 vs year ago 101 · +8.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted following the volatility observed on the CME board the past two days. Trading activity and demand were both moderate. Quality was mixed. Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested last week for a market trend, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Replacement cattle softened up some this week following ongoing drought conditions in the panhandle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $438.46/cwt on 41 head, down $37.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 30 comparable sales and sits +14.39 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$438.46

▼ 37.46 vs prior sale

41 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1

$38.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.14

vs TX average

−35.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	460.00	2,498	10thin
Medium and Large 1	559	438.00	2,448	19thin
Medium 1	540	421.25	2,276	12thin

One grade step is worth $38.75/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale41 hd

438.46

—

TX average5 barns · 241 hd

454.60

−16.14

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−35.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

+14.39

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $362.24, median $424.07 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,675	189.75	3,179	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,319	172.96	2,281	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,165	171.29	1,995	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,383	164.50	2,274	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,154	$3,886	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$3,500	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,757	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,644	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,188	$3,800	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$3,775	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	987	$3,732	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,600	$3,700	1thin

Every lot

75 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,855	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,272	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,161	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	2,479	68
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	530.71/cwt	520.00–532.00	2,425	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,518	3
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	504	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,192	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	511	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,529	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,498	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	576	417.64/cwt	417.00–418.00	2,406	14
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	591	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,376	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	639	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,473	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,420	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,645	6
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	680	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,353	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	354.75/cwt	354.75–354.75	2,778	32
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	783	350.33/cwt	344.00–354.00	2,743	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,872	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	810	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,714	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,779	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	336.43/cwt	325.00–338.50	2,897	80
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	3,066	45
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	946	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	3,022	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	244	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,452	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,696	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,927	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,935	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,062	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	505.85/cwt	505.00–507.50	2,140	49
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,101	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	460.42/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,173	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	433.21/cwt	425.00–434.00	2,196	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,417	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,272	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,274	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	333.30/cwt	332.00–336.00	2,400	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	342.90/cwt	341.50–344.00	2,510	44
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	839	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,475	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,675	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	869	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,572	12
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	2,777	54
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	253	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,632	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,815	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	600.60/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,982	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,076	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,257	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	427.13/cwt	422.00–435.00	2,264	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,366	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	289	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,084	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	3,142	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	4,086	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	755	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,034	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	168.05/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,796	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	178.91/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,125	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	174.92/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,145	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,943	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	167.47/cwt	166.50–173.00	2,412	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,631	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	935	289.44/cwt	275.00–291.00	2,706	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,059	261.39/cwt	240.00–266.00	2,768	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,159	189.70/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,199	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,200	177.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,132	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	3,997.93/head	3,750.00–4,100.00	3,998	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,444	3,894.03/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,894	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,600	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,188	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,154	3,885.60/head	3,850.00–3,950.00	3,886	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,191	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	2,757.32/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,757	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,268	2,644.37/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,644	5

This sale against other markets

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Tue May 12, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 894Last week 830Year ago 994

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 5Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 145Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	365	530.00	530.00
6	400–450	447	470.00	470.00
11	450–500	472	445.00–470.00	460.42
23	500–550	507	425.00–434.00	433.21
5	550–600	594	382.50	382.50
3	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
9	700–750	720	332.00–336.00	333.30
12	850–900	869	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	244	595.00	595.00
10	300–350	338	570.00	570.00
5	350–400	389	530.00	530.00
49	400–450	423	505.00–507.50	505.85
5	500–550	537	450.00	450.00
11	600–650	600	379.00	379.00
44	700–750	732	341.50–344.00	342.90
12	850–900	852	314.00	314.00
54	900–950	900	308.50	308.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	800–850	839	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	900–950	946	319.50	319.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	511	495.00	495.00
14	550–600	576	417.00–418.00	417.64
8	600–650	639	387.00	387.00
19	750–800	783	344.00–354.00	350.33
4	800–850	810	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	504	435.00	435.00
5	550–600	591	402.00	402.00
9	650–700	680	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	422	512.00	512.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	550.00	550.00
19	450–500	457	520.00–532.00	530.71
10	500–550	543	460.00	460.00
3	650–700	663	365.00	365.00
32	750–800	783	354.75	354.75
6	800–850	842	330.00	330.00
80	850–900	861	325.00–338.50	336.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	700.00	700.00
68	400–450	433	572.50	572.50
3	450–500	462	545.00	545.00
6	650–700	673	393.00	393.00
22	750–800	789	364.00	364.00
45	900–950	942	325.50	325.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	289	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	645.00	645.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	685.00	685.00
10	300–350	330	580.00–610.00	600.60
4	350–400	361	575.00	575.00
4	400–450	434	520.00	520.00
5	500–550	530	422.00–435.00	427.13
3	550–600	577	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,440	166.50–173.00	167.47
24	—	1,188	175.00–181.00	178.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	167.00–171.00	168.05
13	—	1,226	174.00–176.00	174.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,470	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	184.50	184.50
1	—	1,955	209.00	209.00
1	—	1,340	181.00	181.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	175.00–180.00	177.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,159	183.00–194.00	189.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,059	240.00–266.00	261.39
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	935	275.00–291.00	289.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,105	3,750.00–4,100.00	3,997.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,444	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,894.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	2,750.00	2,750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,188	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,154	3,850.00–3,950.00	3,885.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,268	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,644.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,191	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,265	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,757.32

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.